Archive: Miguel Torres

Legacy FC’s innaugural kickboxing event on January 16th is shaping up, and has picked up another former UFC fighter. Miguel Torres, former WEC champion has signed on to compete at the event against 6-3 Angel Huerta. Torres was originally scheduled to compete for GLORY WS in May, but pulled out of the bout. MMAJunkie confirmed...

“Tonight I fought for Rebel FC in Singapore against a well prepared opponent, it was a war and got the victory. Want to thank all of my students, training partners, everyone who helped teach for me while I was training, my family for all the support, and Rebel FC for the opportunity. Felt great to...

Miguel Torres is throwing his hat into the kickboxing ring. Torres has signed a one-night contract with GLORY, according to MMA Fighting. Torres is scheduled to make his debut at GLORY 17 Los Angeles on June 21. Torres’ fight will be on the GLORY 17 Spike TV undercard. The main card will be the promotion’s...

Over the weekend former WEC Champ, Miguel Torres, notched a much-needed win under his belt. After a string of poor performances, the man once considered the pound for pound king, was able to successfully out-point Giovanni Moljo at “United Combat League: Havoc in Hammond” in Indiana. The victory gives Torres his first win since UFC...

Right around the corner from my hometown, Oakdale MMA’s Michael McDonald has had a meteoric rise to stardom over the last few years thanks to wins over Miguel Torres, Alex Soto and Edwin Figueroa, victories which led him to a title fight against Renan Barao at UFC on Fuel: Barao vs McDonald, a match-up in which he...

Mexican fighter, a documentary film by popular producer, Bobby Razak, is an amazing and fresh look at the warrior spirit of the Mexican heritage and the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters who embody that same fighting spirit. The film follows three big names in MMA, former WEC Bantamweight Champion, Miguel Torres, former Strikeforce lightweight Champion,...

“Was told by WSOF I could wear my spats, got my knee brace approved by commission, felt great and was on point warming up. Was in blue corner and was already in the cage about to fight then told by ref I had to leave and change into shorts. Had to sprint 100 yards there,...

Former WEC bantamweight champion, Miguel ‘Angel’ Torres, has had to deal with his fare share of adversity outside of the cage. The current WSOF hopeful has now taken another blow to his personal life, due to a recent event in which his father was held up at gunpoint. Torres took to his personal facebook account...

Set to debut on Xbox Live on October 15th. ‘Mexican Fighter’ is a film focused around the culture of Mexican fighters. Brought to you by Dethrone films and Bobby Razak, this is likely a must see for MMA fans. Enjoy the trailer.

Since Nick Diaz (26-9, 1 NC) lost to UFC welterweight champion, Georges St-Pierre, back in November, he has gone off on a career tangent. Diaz first made waves as he applied for a promoters license, as a basic website was spotted online. We recently shared news of Diaz looking for a June 22nd debut...

THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN REMOVED In his last UFC appearance Miguel Torres got knocked out by Michael McDonald. From the outside looking it, it appeared to be just another KO loss, but with this newly released footage it was much more than that.

With the news that current UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz will be on the shelf for another 6-9 months due to a second ACL surgery, UFC President Dana White has confirmed that interim champ Renan Barao (29-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) will now defend his belt against Michael McDonald (19-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in early 2013. Barao, who won the...

Andrei Arlovski was the big earner from last night’s inaugural World Series of Fighting event that was held in Las Vegas and broadcast on the NBC Sports Network. The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the figures for all 20 fighters this morning. Arlovski, the former UFC Heavyweight Champion took home $60K for a little...

Last night from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas the World Series of Fighting held their first show with a 10 bout card that featured one of the craziest knockouts in MMA history and the debut of kickboxing great Tyrone Spong. The four bout main card was televised on the NBC...

The MMA World Series of Fighting debuts tomorrow night in Las Vegas and live on the NBC Sports Network with a stacked line-up featuring five televised fights and six undercard bouts. You can watch the weigh-ins live tonight beginning at 7pm eastern/4pm pacific by clicking here. The main event is a heavyweight tilt between...

Kickboxing legend Tyrone Spong was recently a guest on BJPenn.Com Radio and told hosts Mitch Ciccarelli and myself that he was more than prepared to make his MMA debut for the World Series of Fighting on November 3rd against Travis Bartlett. Today WSOF announced that Spong’s fight will be added to the televised portion...

To read part one of our exclusive interview with Miguel Torres click here. Provided he gets by Moraes in November he may already have an opponent in place. Recent World Series of Fighting signee Tyson Nam is training as we speak and will be a part of the second card the organization puts...

The name Miguel Torres still carries a lot of weight, especially considering he fights at 135lbs. After ruling the WEC bantamweight division for nearly two years, Torres ran into some tough fighters and lost two of his last three bouts for the organization before being swallowed up by the UFC. The excitement surrounding the...

According to reports, former UFC welterweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson has signed a deal with The World Series of Fighting. Johnson will face D.J. Linderman on the main card which will be broadcast on the NBC Sports Network formerly known as The Versus Network. Johnson has been extremely busy since being released by the UFC...

BJPenn.Com Radio returns on Sunday night at 6:30pm eastern with a trio of great guests who are sure to entertain the masses. Joining hosts Mitch Ciccarelli and Bryan Levick first will be Ralek Gracie the son of legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu professor Rorion Gracie. Ralek is also the nephew of former UFC Champion Royce Gracie...

By Chris Taylor: It was the biggest challenge to date for UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones. A test that Jones passed with flying colors and nasty elbows. Jones was able to nullify all of the take down attempts of challenger Rashad Evans, as well as most of his punches. ‘Bones’ Jones dictated the pace...

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